Comic Books
“Avengers” assembles best elements of its genre
May 8, 2012Avengers took the humor-tinged mech-action of Iron Man, the Shakespearean epicness of Thor, and threw in a little political correctness for good measure. This is how you do a superhero film.
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Heroes saved television
November 10, 2011This was a show about ordinary people who suddenly learned they had great gifts. It was about the idea that everyday people could do something to make the world a better place.
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Captain America’s star-spangled banter
August 2, 2011Captain America is a classic comic tale-turned-cinema, but in its shift from paper to big screen, a few things may have been lost in translation.
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New “X-Men” is a first class film
June 16, 2011A prequel to the original X-Men trilogy, First Class takes place during the Cuban Missile Crisis and focuses on the relationship between Professor X and Magneto.
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“Thor” hammers away at box office
May 11, 2011Rather than coming off as corny and preposterous, Thor contains scenes that are grandiose and moving.
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